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Zander Zon is back with another bass instruction video, breaking down one of the facets of his solo bass techniques. Here’s a great lesson on doubling your strumming speed on the bass.

In this episode of "Best of Bass Lines," Julia Hofer breaks down Sting’s incredible bass line on The Police’s “Spirits In The Material World” before playing along with the notation.

Keyboardist Xavier Gordon arranged this Super Mario Brothers mashup, and the trio of Gordon, drummer Brian Frasier-Moore, and bassist Bryan Ladd made magic.

In 2016, Jeff Beck and Jan Hammer teamed up for a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl to celebrate Beck’s 50-year musical career. Here they are performing “Star Cycle” with Rhonda Smith on bass.

Earlier this summer, Vulfpeck donned their robes and hit the stage at Bonnaroo. The band just dropped this video of their performance of “Back Pocket.”

Snarky Puppy performed at Jazz in Marciac, and they released this live video from the show. Here’s Michael League and the band performing “Pineapple” from “Empire Central.”

Drummer Anika Nilles and her band, Nevell, visited Little Big Beat Studios last year to record a live session. The small audience witnessed some stunning musicianship as the band recorded six tunes.

Nate Smith performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival on July 2nd. In this clip, Smith is joined by Lionel Loueke and Michael League on “Skip Step.” What a lineup, and what a jam!

I’ve been revisiting Mahavishnu Orchestra’s music lately, which got me digging. Here’s a great clip of their stellar lineup performing “You Know, You Know” in 1972. Still unbelievably great!

Blue Note Tokyo shared this fantastic video of the Steve Gadd Band performing at the club. The band, anchored by Travis Carlton, performs “Mercy On Your Soul,” which was written by keyboardist Jeff Babko.

Clear your calendar because Cory Wong did a live stream from Marciac last night, and we all get to enjoy it. Yohannes Tona is on bass for this show, and it is killer throughout.

KNKX had Judith Hill perform at their temporary location at Avast! Studios early this year. It turned out to be an epic session. Hill’s quartet includes her parents, bassist Robert Lee “Pee Wee” Hill and keyboardist Michiko Hill, with drummer John Staten. KNKX shared, “These three tunes were a sampling of the musical diversity on her latest album, and Hill...